DeMarcus Ware

The turf at Levi's Stadium, which will host Monday night's College Football Playoff championship game between Alabama and Clemson, has been a topic of conversation and consternation pretty much since the stadium opened in 2014.

About a month into its tenure as the 49ers' home stadium, San Francisco Coach Jim Harbaugh pulled his team off the field during practice because of the slippery sod, and his replacement - Jim Tomsula - did the same thing a year later. And who can forget this moment from Super Bowl 50 in 2016, when Broncos defensive end DeMarcus Ware pushed Panthers offensive lineman Michael Oher around the field as if he were wearing ice skates:

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